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Adjacent to, as in The car next to mine has a flat tire , [Late 1300s]
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Following in order or degree, as in Next to skiing, she likes hiking . [Early 1500s]
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Almost, practically, as in It's next to impossible to predict the outcome , or I earned next to nothing last year . [Second half of 1600s]
Example Sentences
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Situated next to Nigeria, the small west African country of Benin is generally used to being left in the shadows of its footballing powerhouse neighbour.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Even after the arrest of five masked men next to the base, plus a British-Iranian picked up later, the threat persisted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
"I know Rob very, very well. I mean, I've sat next to him as he's had a colonic."
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
And the person next to you, a stranger, feels it too, at the exact same moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
“This is your third infraction this week,” my supervisor continues, wedging herself in between me and the operator next to me.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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